The Sun. — London, England, 1864-06-14 00:00:00

MARKET AND COMBMUCIAL INTELLIGENCE, The CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. general discount market continues to show pnbl9°f ac tivity, but as th e av a il a ble balances of the p reEeo ie etd private establishments are in excess of e t requirement s , t h e mercan tile public are tt ';a f hl E d to obtain accommodation, in some instances, Th e 411 Y I per c en t. b e l ow t h e official minimum. more general terms, however, are 6, 1 and 61- to „ r ce nt• for t h e negotiation of t h e b est t h ree lan ' il ths' bills. The authorities of the Bank of Eng 13d. Itre also busily engaged in making the usual .:! °di oal advent = s to b ro k ers an d ot h ers i n antici 11°11 o f the coming July dividends. d u t he Forei gn an d C o l on i a l P ro d uce M ar k e t s ... rin g' the l ast few days there has nct been much r eation. Sugar, however, has maintained former Ptice s while a mcderate business hes been done in end rice, at fully former rates. Tea has been t nederat e request, at steady prices, while in illlrPetre and tallow there has been little change of th l3°lt atioe both as regards the business done or th e current. th e following offi c i a l ratifications were posted zl::Stock Exchange yesterday afternoon : ' : se ers Bari ng B rot h ers an d C o. ' s agen { having .o r 6 , Per cent. of th e import duties for advise about two receive weeks d, dole. c. t r °L l l the C us t om-house of L a G uayra.... 15 , 685 51 -I.° ' l the Customhouse of Porto Cabello 9,164 17 24,819 68 11 4 61 4 ' 4, 641 C from Guayaquil has brought a remittance of '513. account of the dividends on the debt of Ecuador." Two o'CLooK. At p arts this morning, according to Reuter's tele t;rain, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 66f. 85c. ')tares Settlement in the foreign stocks and railway is approaching completion, and the details het.a absorbing almost exclusive atten- No desire whatever is shown to resume 'Peculation on the scale pursued a month or two tt e a l in the unsettled state of foreign politics and ; h the dissatisfaction felt at the policy pur sued by o ur G oNernme nt. These considerations :N a tive the favourable influence of easier : 43 Ptoms in discount circles, and the pros 'et of a further earlier reduction in the mini tee the .m : t of the B a nk of England. While, however, public seem indisposed to effect purchases, they tat , gnillY disinclined to negotiate sales, in expec itr°ll of a lower range of prices, and the markets eoe t olerably well sustained in consequence. Con -4,8 at tho present moment are 1-16th better than fel ery were in the early part of the day, being 901 N e w uneY, and 9;i for the account. The rhe W Three s and R , duced Annu i t i es ate 693 tl ; 1 041 2 i per Csnts., 1891, 72 ; India 5 per Cents., i t I . ; and Eefaced 5 per Cents., 104 ° the Foreign Market business is also quiet, but priceseen, show rather more firmness. Turkish 6 per .8 " 1 862, are 711 I; do, Consolide3, 4SI ; Mexi• 24 111 , 44 a Z - ; do. New Loan, I dis. to par; Greek, l o Et Spani h Passive, 324 ; do. Certificates, 11 ! I; Port ugu e se , 481 49 ; R uss i a n, 87i ; and "Conf e d erate Loan, 63 65. B usines s in the Railway Share Market has been clr at Ide c h ief , y active, the dealers and speculators being Pe c Y e ngaged with the liquidation of the account. ern i- L eil Showed a s li g ht improvement. South E.aste usve advanced 10.3., Great Eastern 10s., Great Northern A Stock 53., Great Western 158 ., and M i dl and 153. t he Forei gn a nd Colonial lines show little or to Baal; and of importance. and Miecillaneous Shares continue in fair dem and. Alliance have improved £ l , European 10 s, Loudonw Ch artere d o f Australia, 10s; London and e atrainster, 10s; Discount Corporation, ss; and ' lb Perial Financial, 5s ; Chamounix Hotel Shares e quoted I 1 pram. ; Maritime Credit 11 4 prem., and London and VenEztula Bank, 1 prem. f ., BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. a t ,ovERN24E NT ruN S. T cerat. Consols 1,, A ccount, July 8 Newcult. Reduced N w 3 per Cent. B 9.i it Ditto Per Cent. Jan. 1894... ..... 4,, " 6 per Cent., Jan. 1873 — U tiaties, 30 yrs, expire ,tith Jan., 1880 — ~,0 for 30 yrs, expire oth April, -uo (Ited Bea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 mach. June. Ezo, -'ecluer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. b b tto par "itut blit° £lOO and £2OO „.• England Stk, 51 per Ct. "0 Aceount ~ •• • Aad• '.ll GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ,14 B tock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 3:1 1 - 1 ? A ccount - 13 :: 0 per C ent. July, 167 U. D 0 I per Cent.,. Oct. 1888 — b 0 bo Certificates ii. Eitfaced Paper, 4 per Cent 3 3 1 ", 6 Per Cent., Jan. 1872 lO4l 4 DO 6 # per Cent. May, 1879, --•-• I ,° , 4 per Cent., ' Aug. 1866 bundata,ouu - " 0 tind er £1 ,0 0 0.... • A n. . FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. ..Clan B on d s , 5 per Cent .__ Br Do 1859 a zilian 5 per C ent .1:)° 4 / per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do 1863 . 131 1 , 4 r, 08 Ayres 6 per Cent % h , 0 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.).. -- 'litin 6 per cent. Q„'", 0 41 pei Cent 'crnbian 6 per Cent e ll ), b n 'at, 6 per Cent. . , -448 h 3 per Cent., 1820 t a b e 5 pe r Cent. 186 . 3 t;,2 o Bdor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent.. 13 81 Ptian 7 per Cent.. L 0,(1,. Second Issue 'p eek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. 241 1 0 Account ° upUB (Itl' ' i l b o 0 ACC ° om • batetriala sit per Cent. j tv 0, 1839 and 1859 At 'tan 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway 44 — D O an 3 per Cent Account D - 1) 0 Scrip £l3 paid ... ... Pm o Fre nc h s cr ip, Ex. 25f 20c die t4 O - 7., ° „, 6 Per Cent. Anglo- Freench N . --i.Bll Imperial 5 per Cent ei.,w Granada — - ( 1 ° 2 per Cent. .. IT' Deferred 1 , ,, - ,2 Land Warrants (hectares) ^^ )3 4 rian 41 per cent., — I) Account.... D ° a per Cent. (Uriba,rren).... V I 4 i per Cent., 18 62 871 61 p 4 Account 49 8± ° " 111 ;ue 3 Cent., 1853 D tie per b to A.ccount 4 0 3 '6O, 62,'3 483 t lit per Cent., 1556, '7, '9, bi t e Account —'ttu. 1863 Scrip, £4O paid .. .ojttoa° 6 per Cent., 1822, £ S . 9 i 1 I) 4 1 per Cent., 1850 2 ...!tt o q D itto u per Cent 1859 871 7 i I bi t . 6 per Cent, 1862 10f t " A nglo-Dutch .... Samto crip, £2O paid 4i Pm vi t l L l tati 4 per Cent. .. — et,,;„.'" Account 4 ) 7 4 h 3 per Cent ipto Account Di tto New Deferred i,"4,1.t.t° Account 1.;',1',0 Passive .. — 321 1 a i 811,11`!.°,, Account ...... b i , 18, 1 Cert. of Coup not funded lt, Ito Account — Lujr i t L Bl l, 4 Per Cent — tarki`" S crlP, £lO [,aid bitt B4 6 p e r Cent. 1854 41,0 Account .. j , , i ,; . ° 6 Per Cent. 1858 n•,`,° Account ...... 7ol' hltic, 4100 Bonds — bi t i° 6 per Cent. 1862 b t ° Account Lto ClOO Bonds.. Li, Ditto 1863 -... V ett 'to Gl uaratteed, 4 per Cent 7 ' ll eja 3 per Cent. I,!tto Account 2 3 51 T 'Tt c 6 per Cent., 1862 tt c .) .. bi.. Account ... bi t '? r , 6 per Cent, 1861 11 1-t.,"" /?, ~eri PPr' C £3O paid eent A Div idends on the a b o v e payable in Loud ~ - lat r • Bei,i a 'atit,4 6 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. I,lTt to 4, i Per Cent., Ex. 25f... b ilte4 , ccount 1 13 14 1 per Cent., Ex.. 12 Gull 631 tali,... ° Per Cent. Certificates "-", per Cent 1861, Ex. 25 francs 2l p itto:Aecount ., pDvian Dollar Bonds, •“, per Ct. Ex. 4s. —4l ° l ltese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f — THREE O'CLOCK. Co t: . ,9 18 Mo ney D itto Acco un t lifts 90 1 i bEARE MARKETS—Ths day. StiAlt.F,`, AND STOehs. i.al:ways. Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter ..„„ Caledonian Cori: aud Bantiou Corn 1 I „ A ( A !ets n;; !" " till Gpc.p an.has Du ' t been paid to B I Dublin & Belfast June. !Dun.,Pertli,&Ab. Junc. lt:dinburgh & Glasgow. lDasg. and S. Western. ItireatEastern, Ord. stx ! Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st iGreatNorthcf Scotland (3 reat Northern Do A stock Do Ell do IGt. S. an I W. of Irelan , 'Great Western Do Sts Val gua. stock Lancashite & Yorkshire London and Blackwat I Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Swath Western. Man., Shot., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dot shares .l Metropolitan Midland Do New • I Do Birmblz. St Derby Mid. (it. W. of Ire'moo Do. 4 shares Mid fiert _ . Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, 44z Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwic. Do, G.N.E. purcham , Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle North yn don Do New 'North Staffordshire .. N. and S. %V. Junction ; Scottish CentrAl Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock !Shrews. and Welohpoo; ;South Union ;South Devon ;South Eastern South Wales 'S. York. and River Dun staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton tz Darlington, Da Do New, 184 G Taff Vale Do B Do e Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria eta. and Vim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool ar. R West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford ttat iways It:antic ei St I,awrenc( ilom.,Barodaec.Cent Inc Gu. 5 per ..... D 9. New •. ...... Do. E. 81lares... Buflalo and Lake. LiSHOD Do. Prelerance ,tullalo,Brant,&Godria 6 p. ot. lids. Aug. 1, 1•47: , . Do. do. July 1, IK, 10. Cll. JUllu ,I.(Z '2ap , •!rown F loci; Scri • Ensto. Bengal go. 5 p. i,ast Indian. go. 5 p. u. Do. do. G , Do. do. U do. Grand ]'runt of Canada l l 1)0. Ist Bond,. Do. Go. deferred...... Do. zd Pret. Bonus.. Do. do &ten ed...... Du. 3d P et. stock Do. do. Do. 4th Fret. RDA... Do. do. deterred...... Ot.lndliiremn.gua.sp.o - „ New gua. 5 p. Do. January, 1852 .. !tit. South:of India(Lim uaranteed 5 per cent. !tit. W. or Canada Shuttle New . j Do. 8 p.c. 73 with't opt. Du. 5t p. a. do. '77-8.. Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. e. Do. 4} p. o. Extensim, Dc. 4 t Do. Fifth Extension. Nlelb.Corp. n p. 0. Bnd,, Melb. & Ilobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. e. Mortg. Bd'. New Br unawicii Canth Cia.s A an d B. IN.lLl.o'daB plot pi bds A3ainde Do Delhi.. I Do. do ti Do. Puoiaub ? Du. Do. , Do. indus.St. Flo.) 8 7i all all 100 (400 ' 100 2 all 1 100 k 1 Q 0 131t11:1SH PUS,h Paid.' all 101 103 63 G 5 24i ' . 45 10t1 102 i 58} t9i 9L VA 125 130 14 24 p 77 7g 101 Ili 121 123 26 33 64 G 6 83 85 901 COI 10t 106 8 9 86i 376 04 10 7 4 8 i I 163 170 6 7 3 4 r 107 110 SO 33 ,6101 , 1 Closing Prioe._l 60 62 1031 ioli pars p (i 8 ) 94 77 82 77 8' 77 82 1(1. 1,3 1:8 160 106 108 tcsl PI zo4 211 73 15 61 66 68 55 57 60 93 (5 29 31 27 .37 (C 54 1060 103 104 10 )04 104 104 , , 90 02 82 8 par #u V 3 104 97 09 9.: 91 45f I 113 134 i i 91} t 1065$ 281 1051 6 Busines, done. Business dont 56 58 3 5 82 ?.4 104 105 1024 1034 ip I:i3 14.4 96 98 01,01 N L±tL ki()V bitlN .t;N 1 StCk, iti 1:114,„ ~.(I(r% t. c.c.J a &J 1:577-S1 Uc. A p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 6 p.c.Mar.& Sept. Do. t g. c. Jan.&.July. Do. 5 Inscribed stock ;Cape G. Hope, 6 p c.187:J, Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 Do. 18A 1130. Jan. & July, 1891.. Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6 p 'Mauritius 6 per cent .. Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. N.B.Gov. 0 p.c..; a..tJ 1,0. 6p. c.Ap. & IN. S.W. Gov. p Do. p. c.,lBri to Lit Do. d0.,1888 &upwclv New Zealand 6 p cent. ,N ova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c steriing„ 1875 Q l ;ccnsland Gcv. 6 p. c , AL:s Gtlp.c.lB7&& up Vle.Go;. 6 P.c. JaJEJ al) n. o. 10 i 1e4 [C6 105! 100 103 , 05 pt. 100 102 IC4 ly. lOt 93 05 93/ ,c 1; 100 92 04 17:.; 100 104 100 101 180 100 107 109 191 100 It 9 111 1.. 103 110 112 100 110 112 113 .. 100 1 1 .43 108 100 107 IC9 100 .02 104 CL. 100 100 991 1004 1004 ,it 100 994 1004 dv 100 994 1(04, 1001 at. 100 10) 111 c. 100 105 107 106 a., 100 108 110 p.. 100 110 110 Ll 3, 100 100 109 110 1 1091 lO SR SIINES. dd 1 Id ;d..' 31 36 St.) 1 500 670 1... 30 63 63 ▪ - O2S ▪ ;; 2 0 .' 4 ; . k., 8.13 J, 3t 41 93. Ai 7 9 ... 17s 2i I On 40 83 24 33/ ... .1.111( 84 81 B.l'' 48 40 4.18.0 3i 31 ~. 2.&6 ,§ 01 1)9 14 16 .. 4.3 0 41 44 n. 2i 11 t 1 •• 191 60 8i •• 24 13 24 u. 3.1.0 11 2 .. 2.6.9 44 44 ey it. 10.0.; 40 42 er 15 450 470 an 10.1)1.9 40 45 '30.17.6 29 31 ' ... 9 174 181 184 /..• 14 91 104 104 rd 5 16 18 471 180 190 in 54 90 05 th,, 10 23 32 • 2.0.6 11 24 ,n. ▪ 8 14 /6 ~.; 584 225 235 Is.); 7 19 21 ... 3.17 11 2 BRITT S ! , _;tunbrian Consol. Gold _:1111ord Amalgalaated 1 I Dew:xi G. Cone, cf East Bassett (Illogan) East Clogan Gold Ltd !East Caradon ...... East Cam Brea... E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.; Gam.itSt.Aubyn(Gwen !Great South 'I olgus 'G. Wheal Vor (11.elston !Grenville .. ilerc.4l's-Foot t ingston Downs Lady Bertha • (tJny Lelant , arke Valley.. ti yndy Iron Oro (Lim New Setun North Down N. Mei Bassetallo4an !North Wheal Crotty ~ !i'ar Consols (rit. Blazey ~rovldenee(Uny Lelnt. ;South Caradon(St.Cleer S. Cam Brea (lilogan) .Wheal Prat:l.o[llo4lmi 'Stray Park Silv.it Lead Mlu fin Croft i!•Ve,it Basset w C! radon (Liskeard !West Seto I VI heel Basset (Mogan heal Buller( Redrutli, W heal Kitty (U.Lelant ;Wheal Lad ott Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Beton . 1V heal Treiaivney (Lis.) Wheal Union ali ) all Paid. Closing Price. 8 8i 81 84 eB 118 119 6 7 35 87 16 17 91 93 103 105 46 '7 6 7i 131 133 192 143 128 132 91 93 C5l d6} 11! 1121 66 t 7 104 105 41 43 111 f 112} 07i Mil 54 SO 113 )14 131} 1312 12.10 1A 4 stook tea stock stock *took stock 20 stock 50 100 tocr stock S one ritEFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 1, i 0.5 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 6 per cent. stock, flhto, 4i per cent., Blackburn put, 10, PREFEMENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton, &c., 44 per cent., 1858, 1001 Metropolitan 5 per cent., Mk 5 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. London, Tilbury, and Southend, 104 Midland Bradford pret: stock, 94; FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Pali la and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 171 Sambre and Meuse, 7i FOREIGN MINES. St. John del Rey (lim.), 12i Yudananuttana of S. Australia, lim., 23 i BAN Agra and United Service (lira.), 131 Alliance tin,. 61 Bank of Egypt, 2)1 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and - Chins, 10 Commercial Bank of India, Ditto, issued at 10 pm., Consolidated Bain:, lira., fig Continental, Um., 171 Imperial Ottoman, 19g Land Mortgage Bank of India, Urn., 51 London Bank of Scotland, lira., 161 London, Buenos Ayres, and River elate, i new, 61 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 23,1 London and Colonial 21 213 I London, Hamburg, Cont. Exchange, 191 London and Nortnern, lira., 23 M erc hant Bank, .im , 21 Mercantile and Exchang.e. Bra., 191 kie:ropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., 191 Oriental BaTIK corporation , 591 Scinde, Punjab, and Delhi, Wm, In Standard of British South Africa (HMO, Ditto (.£2 ,), 3 Union of A ustralia, 551 Ditto, new, 43 Union of London, 58 MISCELLANEOUS. Canada Corn any, Sol Ceylon Company, 2.1 Company of African Merchants, Em., Continental Union Gas, lim., Copper Miners of England, pl. 7. per cent., 21 Credit Fowler, 15} Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpctl. deb, 110 11 Egyptian Com. and 'trading, Lim., 41 Electric Teleg - raph, lt2 Fore-str. et Warehouse, 1im.;61 Italian Irrigation (Canal Ca , our', a Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem, 1870, issue 90, 87 Joint Stock Discount , iim. , 7 i Land Securities, 1 m , 5 London Financial Association, Dm., 27 Mercantile Credit Association, ltn., 13} Royal Mail Steam, 9 1 Societe Finareicre d'Egypte, Rm., 5} The last rehearsal for the Great Choral Festival of 3,000 voices, to be held at the Crystal Palace on Wednesday nest, took place on Saturday. The programme WiLl consist of twenty anthems, choruses, some of which are for four t re bl e parts , eLorai F s, p er t bong -, &a. , an d will be sung by 1,000 voices to a Part. Mr. G, 11 r . Martin is the °inductor. THE YELVERTON CASE, HOUSE OF LORDS.-THIS DAY • YELVE hTON V. LONGWORTII (OR YELVERTON). This morning a largo numbc.r of Peers, in addi• tion to the law lords, were present, it being known that the case for Major Yelverton (the appellant) had been closed, and that the case of the respondent had been entered upon. • The Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Kingsdown, Lord Chelmsford, and Lord Wensley dale, took their Beats at 20 minutes to 11. Tne Attorney-General said he had to discharge a most anxious and important duty. It was not ren dered less so by the manner in which the case had been presented to their lordships by his learned friends. In such a case as this counsel were placed in a much better position than their clients, for, however scandalous and gross might be the asper sions cast upon the respondent— Lord Brougham (interrupting) said most empha tically that he had reocived a letter from one of the witnesses in the case. He could of course take no notice of it beyond saying that it was highly im proper for any one to write to a peer, who was one of the judges, in such a case. Tae Lord Chancellor expressed his assent. The Attorney-General said the best way for counsel to meet such aspersions and misrepresenta tions as those to which he had alluded was by en deavourieg to pat the truth simply without trick or disguise before there who were pri vileged to judge. That was what he desired to do. He could not do otherwise than look in the face the abominable representations of his client's conduct and motives throughout these melancholy transactions. He could not but know that the case he was to meet was one which ime puted to his client from a very early period gross corruption on the part of the respondent towards the appellant for the worst of purposes. That was what had been imputed to the respondent by the person who stood before them in the position of ape pellant. In milder language, that view of the ale• pellant's conduct had been adopted by the Lord Ordinary in this case. He did not find that the Lord President had committed himself to such opinion, and he had to maintain the cor rectness of the view of the facts which had been presented by the two other judges, Lord Curriehill and Lord Dees, who were of opinion from first to last that the motives and conduct of the respondent were pure, and such as became a lady in her circumstances. He should succeed in proving to their lordships that there was no founda tion for the base and unworthy motives which had been imputed to her. It would be a step towards the proof that there was no foundation for the claim which his learned friend had urged before their lordships. It would be important for him to exa mine the facts applicable to the period which Fre ecded the first visit of these parties to Scotland. As these were Lets simply and totally unconnected with law, he would endeavour to place before their lordships snme few details of the history of the correspondence which had taken place between them. He should adopt for his text the words which had been used by Lord Curriehill. The !earned gentleman went at some length into Miss Longworth's early history. She was brought up in the Roman Catholic religion, in a convent. She had a great taste for music, was well skilled in painting, and was very fond of poetry. This last circumstance being indicative of the frame of mind she has constantly exhibited in her correspondence. They would find in those letters indications of a mind imbued with the poetry of Tennyson, Long fellow, Shelley, and other poets of our time—a dreamy poetry, consisting of sentiment tinged with intellectuality. Of this class of poetry her mind was ex idently full. Her taste was highly cultivated and developed, but was evidently not furnished with any real knowledge of the business of the world. At the same time it was clear that Major' Yelverton was addicted to intellectual pursuits—not pursuits indeed as those which engaged Miss Longworth's mind. They both professed a knowledge of mesmerism or clair voyance, but whether or not either of them believed in it it was of coarse impossible for him to say. Major Yelverton was also a man who was accus tomed to throw over conventionalities, and this accounted to a great extent for the apparent free• dom which existed between them. (the learned gentleman read some extracts from the earliest letters which passed between the parties in confir mation of that view. He also pointed out that Major Yelverton first addressed .her by her Chris tian name, while for a long time afterwards she addressed him by his surname in the usual way between persons not thoroughly acquainted. It was not until he remonstrated with her at calling him my dear Mr Yelverton, that she spoke of him by his Christian name., After this ho called her .Hiss Longworth again, and then came some playful correspondence, after which they called each other by their Christian name, as appeared in the corres pondence). Their lordships would clearly perceive from these facts on which side the familiarity rested. There was throughout these earlier letters a great deal of badinage, and it was curious to see how these innocent expressions were seriously torn to pieces by the judges in Scotland, oue of whom (the Lord Ordinary) had sail that Major Yelverton had declared to the respondent that he was a con firmed bachelor, because in one of his letters he told Mils Long worth that he had no " intended," and that he was bound to an arm-chair at the United Service Ciub, Was anything so extravagant as this ? What knowledge of human nature on the part of a man in high official position. All of course Major Yelverton meant to say was, that there was nothing in Miss Yelverton's way except the arm chair at the Club, and he asked with some concern, whether such matters were to be determined in courts of justice by persons who judged in such a way. This arm-chair was a constant subject of joking between them, and clearly had no serious meaning about it. At length Miss Longworth wrote a serious note to Major Yelverton, communicating to him the death of her father, and then Major Yelverton began to make serious advances to her, and asked her if she 'thought that hereafter on meeting egain—" shuffiA up in the pack," as he expressed it—they would recognise each other from sympathy, if not from personal recollection. He did not wish to put upon this passage more than it meant; but he aid wish it to bear what it meant, and that meaning he thought was clear from the passages which followed, as well as from other expressions in the correspondence which fol lowed. The learned Attorney-General read many passages, contending that the charge of grossness which had been imputed to her in connection with them was not sustainable. Tne learned gentleman was proceeding with his address when their lordships rose. TOTTENHAM AND HAMPSTEAD lUNCTON RAIL WAY.--A special general meeting of this company was held at No. 1, Poeta' Corner, Westminster, yesterday, in accordance with the standing orders of the IIo•ase of Lords, Captain Arrow in the chair, for the purpose of con sidering, and, if thought fit, of approving, the provisions of the following bill now pending in parliament :—" A bill for authorising the Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Railway Company to make railways to join the Midland and Great Eastern Railways; and for other purposes." Air Toogood, the solicitor, having read the heads of the bill, the chairman, in moving the formal resolution approving of the bill, congratulated the proprietors on having possession of a lino from which the meat;important results for the future might be anticipated. Mr. Reed seconded the motion, which was agreed to,and the proceedings terminated. SOMETHING LIKE A WORD.—Chinese Literature is making way in Germany. Here is the pleasant name of a handbook for the use of students, juA published at Frankfort :—" Han ts wenfachoukouangtsongmou ; theca Sinologica, ale Wegweiser zur Sinologischen Lite ratur."— The Reader. GUM ENGLISH WORD " HUMBUG" has been engra fted into the Getman language. " Ni c ht a ll es i s 11 1,:1 1 e u r ib a u tu g d i es t A he u t l t a nd of e t 87 GUARANTE ED LOAN TO NEW Z EALAND. —Y es- essay in the Nagazi n fii r di e terday a return was made to Parliament of various papers relating to a proposal that Parliament should guarantee a loan of £1,000,000, to be received by the Government of New Z eland to meet the expenses arising out of the native war. The last of the number is a letter of Mr F. Peel, written train the Treasury Chambers on Wedn.-sday last, the substance of which is that in the opinion of their lord ships th e rare and peculiar combination of circumstances which is necessary to justify a guarantee of a loan contracted for a colony exists in the present instsneo, Do. io THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 14, 1864. SPORTING NOTES, Since my letter of Sesterday I have reason to telieve that Earl Purl will win the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes, and Little Stag the Queen's Guineas at Hampton. A FRESH MAN. .SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, - BETTING AT :MANCHESTER—MoNDIy. There was but a small attendance, and business was exceedingly limited. The Northumberland Plate and Doncaster St. Leber were the only events mentioned. Closing prices : NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. Bto 1 agst Caller Ou (wanted) 100 to 12 agst Sir Roger (taken) 9 to 1 agst Donnybrook (taken and offered) 100 to 9 agst Alice (takeli) 100 to 6 agst Hymettus (wanted) 100 to 6 apt, Lirnosina (taken) ST, LEGER. 4to 1 apt Blair Athol (wanted) 4 to 1 agst General Peel (offered) 500 to 400 on Blair Athol, General Peel, and Scottish Chief agst the field (offered) HAMPTON MEETING.--xt r, EDNESDAY. . added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sous each; weight for The Hampton Plate of 3 0 sous, age, selling allowances, &c. Three quarters of a mile. Yrs. Yrs. Weatherglass (X 50)...... 3 Lifebuoy (£5O) .. 3 Dolphin (£SO) Usher (450) .. 3 Loafer Tne Two-year-old Stakes of 3 aces each, with 25 added. Half a mile, Vision IF by Loup Garou— I Whi s ky Impres s i on n Si s i p h u s Lydia Thompson The Hurst Plate of 40 soya, added to a Sweepstakes of Yrs 5 soya each ; selling allowances , &c. Fiv e furlongs. Yrs Westa (£3O) 2 W ild Thyme (430) 3 Dolphin (X3O) Wheldra ,, o (430) 2 Maud (x3O) Whisky (Y.,30) Cby Ethelbert Lady Hop e (30) Bibinia (E 39) THUR Her Majesty's Plate o .. _ . Yrs Yrs Caracole ' 5 Gibraltar Welcome Early Purl Junius Outlaw Blacktriar 3 Sea Kin g .. . Lifebuoy Caller Ou All the above entries were made on Monday evening, June 13. Maud Lovelace ;SDA.Y. ,f 100 ge. Two miles. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SINGULAR CASE OF ROBBERY AND VIOLENT AssAIILT. —Charles Peisser, a German, was broug,lat betere Mr. Knox for committal on the char,p of robbi ng and violently assaultig Char:es Schcmme , , a tailor, living at 7, King stt eet, Soho. The prosecutor said the prisoner lodged in the same house, 7, King -street. On the 25th May the prisoner was in his room, and while ho was doing something at the fire place the prisoner came bAind him and seized him by the neck and tried to break. it. He defended himself as well as he could, when the prisoner took up the irons from the fire place and tried to smash his head. The prisoner then left, and ho (pro3e•zutor) afterwards became insensible. On re covering himself a little he went to a doctor's, locking the room door after him, but on his return, althou6h the door we.s still locked, ho found that some one had been into his room--the top panes of a window having been broken— the bed was on fire, and a drawer which he left closed was open, and an umbrella, 41 yards of cloth, a pair of trousers, and a pipe had been abstracted. Evans, 113 C, deposed that oh taking the prisoner into custody ho said he did not do it. Hannah Swingiski, residing in the same house as the prosecutor and the prisoner, stated that she was looking out of window when she saw the prisoner leave with the prosecutor's umbrella in his hand. In answer to a question from the magistrate, Sergeant Bently said that several articles belonging to the bed had been burnt through, and that the fire could not have been accidental. In his defence, the prisoner said he was not at the house on the day in question, and he could produca witnesses. Mr Knox committed the prisoner for trial, stating that the prisoner could produce his witnesses on the trial. Committed. WESTMINSTER. A FORTUNATE CA BMIN.—John Flexon, cabman, of Gower Mews, Russell-tqulre, was charged before Mr. Selfe with being drunk while driving his cab. Police constable Scott 121 A said—That about half-past 10 o'clock last night he was on duty in New Palace-yard, when his attention was called to the state of the prisoner by a member of Parliam , mt, and who remarked that he was not in a fit state to drive. Witness upon seeing him under the influence of liquor took him into ,;tistady. The prisoner said that he heard the gentleman say hat he (prisoner) must be either drunk or mad, and was a Jtoll ished at the remark. (Laughter.) Mr. Selfe—The constable says you ware drunk. Prisoner—l might have had a drop or two, but I knew what I was about. I was capable of driving. The constable stated that he was obliged to lay hold of the horse's head and take it to the stable. Prisoner—l hope you will overlook it this time, your worship. I hive been many years a cab-driver, and this is my first offence. I will be more careful in future, and this will be a caution to me. I have been locked up all night, Mr. Selfe—Well, go along, you must not do so again. The prisoner was discharged and thanked his worship. MARKETS —This Day. RA.Y MARK2•TS. • SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 lOs to £4lOB Od ; clover, RI Os to £5 10s Od ; and straw, 4s to £1 10s per load. A dull inquiry. £4 s OMBCUERLAND £5 Meadow hay, £2 10 s to £4 lOs; c l over , to 10s Od ; and straw, Ll 4s to £1 106 per load. An inactive demand. \VUITECHAPEL —.Meadow hay, £2loa to L 4 10a; clover, £4 Oa to £5 Trade inactivleOs. Od ; and s t raw, £149 to£l 10a per load. ~ COLONIAL. Tu.—Business has been ra ther dull; prices, however, are generally sustained. SUGAR—The market has been moderately active, and previoui quotations are in moat instances well sustained. In the to report as re refined gards values, market there is little c h ange of i mportance COFFEE—The demand for colonial descriptions has been steady, and late prices are well sustained for all qualities. RICE—A fair amount of business has been done in supe rior descriptions at fully late quotations. TALLOW—Business has b een rathe r quiet, although no change can be reported on quotations for either present or forward delivery. PY C on the spot is marked 40s 3d July to September, 40s 61 to 40a 9d, and last three months 43s 3d to 43s 61 per cwt. COAL M. Prices of Coal per Ton at s. d. Buddle'sWest Hartley 16 0 Hastings Hartley ....1 6 0 H o ly we ll ............ 16 6 Eden Main ........... 16 0 West Hartley ........16 6 trte (acme 01 the market. BrAddy 6. d - 16 6 Lluswell . • .17 6 Rough Hall 17* 0 Hartlepool l7 3 South lielloe b `Valle e t E t o u n d . 17 0 Hatton .. .. Tunstall .......... ••• 17 6 lielloe. l6 0 ..... .. ..16 9 et, 57; sold, 60. Walls End. East Hartlepool 17 6 Caradoc l7 0 Casaop l6 9 Ships at marks SHIPPING—INTELLIGENCE -This Day. LONDON, June 14.—Wi n d this day at noon—South- East; moderate breeze and fin e weather, but cloudy at times. . ..—.., Ha o v F a r nu F ah .k . LMOUTH, June 13.—Ciondola, from CARDIFF, J une 1 3 . — Wind S.W John Henry, .—Sailed- - for Bermuda. gi front Guarnilla. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH) Gi t AyESEND, Tuesday Morning; iiernsey—_,J rr Arrived, i‘.ed J Juno 1 1 4 3_— u S r t i i i e t n i 0 1 j n o , f l r t o o ßn e le ni l ie I i n Jane Tunes, from Tatragena—Pattiot, from '2.--"Aan Christensen, for Bermuda-- from Ystad —Bermuda, from Porto Rico. Sailed—Hawk (steamer), schooner), for the Nile, for Cal cutta—Saxon (steamer), for Stettin. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed, June 13.—Eleanor Isabella (I, ; ,-- r.g), and Hebe Augu,ta (bark), from the west; Damietta, hod Eleanor, from the Cape of Good Hope ; Huntress ( west; Agnes (bark), from Belize —all for London. Passed, in tow.—Speedwell, from the Cap e of Good Hope; Victoria, from New York—both for London. Liverpool Cotton Market—Thi s Da, Steady market at yesterday's rates. Sales prob Ably 7,000 bales. MANCIIEsTER,6IIEFFIEID, AND LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY.—The total expanses of this company's railways, including rents, tolls , duty, &c., f rom J an . I to June 5, 1864, amounted to £136,472 as against t 136,337 for the corr es p on di ng p er iod of 1863. Tho prop ort i on of the South Junction receipts accruing to this compan y from January Ist to June sth amounted to £15,594 as against £14,446 for the corresponding period of 186?, and the ex penses to £6,998 as against £6,051. CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY. — MONDAY, JUSE 13.—Adm1s,4ons on payment, 3,524; ditto by Beason tickets, 1,102; total, 4,626. SECON EDITION. in UN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocK. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, June 13.—Count de Bismark yesterday received n deputation from Schleswig. He after wards had a long conference with Prince Gortscha kat: In the afternoon a Council of Ministers was held. In the evening the King received Prince Gortschakoff and Count de Bismark, and had a long audience. The Prince will leave tomorrow for Kissingen. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. AMERICA. (Per the Peruvian via Greencastle.) NEW YORK, JUNE 3 (Evening). On Wednesday evening Grant ordered Wright's corps, supported by Smith, to attack the Confede• rate position at Cold Harbour ; Hancock, Burnside, and barren being in readiness to advance their front. After a three hours engagement Wright captured and held the Confederate works in his front. An unsuccessful endeavour was made by the Confederates to recapture them. Sheridan defeated the Confederate cavalry and Clingman's infantry at Cold Harbour on Tuesilay. Burnside's corps advanced on Wednesday, and was within a mile of Mechanicsville. Lea occupies a good position north of the Chicka hominy. He has been joined by a large portion of Beauregard's troops. Fitzhugh Lee, with 500 cavalry, is reported to have been captured, whilst attempting a raid on White House. The Confederates attacked Butler's left on Wed nesday, but were repulsed. A Confederate ironclad attacked the Federal monitors in James River, but was driven up after two hours engagement. The Confederates have erected formidable batte ries on the Mississippi and burned several steamers. The Foderals . are being driven out o! Arkansas by the Confederates. NEW YORK, JUNE 4, EVENING. Despatches from General Grant dated yesterday afternoon state : "Early this morning we assaulted the enemy, driving him into his entrenchments, but gaining no decisive advantage. "Our troops occupy a position within 50 yards of the enemy, and are there remaining. We cap tured over 300 prisoners. Our loss is not severe." Other official despa'ches state that the Federal loss was 3,000 in killed and wounded. Three colonels were killed, and two wounded. General Tyler was severely wounded. General Forrest's cavalry are said to be at Corinth, preparing for a raid in General Sher man's rear. The Federal Government has announced that they aro prepared to pay in advance the interest on the public debt due on July 1. They have also raised the interest on temporary deposits to 6 per cent. The steamer Caledonia has been captured. NEW YORK, JUNE 3, Evening. Gold opened this morning at 921, but declined to 9O under the announcement of new financial measures by the Government. NEW YORK, JUNE 4 (Evenieg), Mor.ey os.sy. Gold, 92 prem. Stocks steady. New York Central, 1311. ; Illinois, 127; Erie, 111 a ; 5.20 Bonds, 106. Petroleum—crude, 420. ; refined, 64c. (Per the City of Baltimore via Crookhaven.) NEW YORK, Jane 4, (Morning). - General Grant's despatches down to Thursday morning report no general engagement. The War Department announces that no later despatches have been received, assigning as a reason that a storm had disarranged the telegraphic communica tion. Heavy firing was heard on Thursday at White House, leading to the belief that an engagement was progressing. Sherman continues his advance. On Wednesday he was beyond Dallas. His cavalry occupied Altona Pass. The _Richmond Examiner states that the Con federates repulsed Howard's corps of Sherman's army the previous Saturday with the loss of from 5,000 to 7,000 men. The Secretary of the Treasury has announced that he will receive sealed tenders until 16th June for 75,000,000 dole. of 6 per cent. bonds, redeemable in 1881. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Money higher. Gold 91 prem. Exchange on London 207 to 209; on Paris 2.70 to 2.72 i. Stocks quiet. New York Centrals, 1321 ; Illi nois, 1261 ; Erie, 1111 ; 5 20's United States Bonds, 1051. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—This Evening, The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 5 o'clock. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE pointed out an error in the report in one of the morning papers of the remarks made by the Earl of Granville, in which he was represented to have said that Lord Elgin had diverted to India troops which had been sent to China. The fact was that he acted upon the instigation of Lord Canning, who had shared with him the responsibility. Earl GRANVILLE said, considering that their lord• ships were tempted to speak in a conversational toae across the table, and the frequency with which conversation was carried on under the reporters' gallery, he was not surprised that his remarks were misunderstood. The noble lord had correctly represented what he had actually said. Lord Elgin was on his way to China at the time when the news of the Indian mutiny met him wih the request that the troops in tended for China should be sent to India. Lord Elgin took upon himself the responsibility of complying with the request. After a few words from Lord LTVEIDEN and Lord STRAT FORD DR REDCLIFFE, the subject dropped. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : Shiels Charities—Earl of Egmont's Estate—Kent Coast Railway--Crystal Palace and South London Junction Rail way—Great Eastern Railway (Highbeach Branch)—Lon don, Chatham, and Dover. Railway (Steamboats)-oswes try, Ellesmere, and Whitchurch Railway—South Eastern Railway (No. 1) —South Eastern Railway (No. 2)—Nor folk Railway—London Brighton, and South Coast Railway (Ouse Valley Line) —and Itoj stop and Hitchin Railway. THE QUEEN'S MESSAGE —SIR ROWLAND HILL. Her Majesty's message having been read by the clerk at the table, Earl GRANVILLE said he had now to make a similar proposal to that ho made last evening on behalf of ono who entered young upon the services of his country. Sir Row land Hill had not become a public servant at so early a period of his life, but the great benefit that had been conferred upon the I üblic at large by the adoption of the penny postage w ould no doubt induce their lordships to concur with her Majesty in conferring upon the principal author of that scheme a mark of public approval. There was, it was true, some question as to the actual-author of the penny postage scheme, but Sir Rowland Hill was one of the very foremost of its advocates, and owing to his energy and talent it had been adopted by th e Government of that day, and bad ever since been productive of the greatest national benefit. The number of letters passing through the Post-office compared with th a t before the scheme was ad o p te d had increased ten fold, while the money-order office, while it had been productive of th e grea t es t advantages to the commercial country at large, it had been a considerable gai n to the co untry. He had no doubt their lordships would unanimously respond to the recommendation of her Majesty. After a few words from Lord BROUGHAM and the Mar quis of CLANRICARDE, the motion was agreed to. [LEFT SITTING HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Day. The SPEAIiER took the chaic at twelve o'clock. FACTORIES ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Mr BRUCE moved the second reading of this bill. He said that between 17,000 and 18,000 children were eta ployed in the trades with which it was proposed to . deal. The hon. member for Devonport (Mr Ferrand) had staled that the bill would affect 10,000 persons, but he thought he should be able to show the hon. member that that was a mistake, althou g h no d o ubt the numbers would bein creased by the extensions it was proposed to adopt. Ha explained the principle on which the bill would go with re.. gard to the ages at which children might be employed, and not many of the objections which had been urged against Government. He also read lengthened extracts from the reports of eminent physicians showing the deterioration of potters and others from overwork, and the nature of the work in which they were engaged. The seeds of the disease were sown in the children, whose labour was far too severe, It had been urged that the Government ought to have pro ceeded under the Mines Inspection Act, which prohibited children under 12 years of age from being employed. That would be a very good arrangement if they could secure children, between S and 12, being Fent to school. (Ihe right honourable gentleman read returns to show that it was not the case). Another objection which had been urged was that under the bi 1 they would not be able to obtain a sufficient number of children to carry on the work of matufactures ; but it mast be re membered these men were employers of boys themselves, and it was likely that they would not treat them so humanely as the employers. He had conclusive evidence that many of the men neglected their work at the beginning of the week, and, consequently, at the end of the week they were obliged to employ boys to make up their lost titne,thus rendering the employment of boys larger than it would otherwise be. Another argument was that the trades in which children were employed were so numerous and detached that it would be impossible to enforce the law. That argument had been used with regard to the cotton districts, but it had not been found to be of any use. Tho right hon. gentleman then explained how the bill would apply to the lucifer match trade in which children were employed from six in the 'morning till ten at night, being the poorest of the poor and worst educated of any class. From working in ill ventilated rooms they suffered from most loathsome disease of the jaws. lie also explained the nature of the percussion cap trade, and other trades to which the bill would apply,_ _ _ CItUM•EWING considered that the bill would remedy many defects in the existing Factory Aflts, and he hailed its introduction with great satisfaction. Lord INGESTRE said he did not intendlooppose the second reading of the bill, but when it was read a se cond tir, - ,s he should move that it be referred to a select committee. He was so anxious that legislation should take place that ho put his opposition, if he might use such a term, in the mildest form. It was only to some portions of the bill which the right hon. gentleman proposed that he had any objections at all. To the half time system he had a great objection as being inapplicable to the potteries. Mr. H. GRENFELL agreed with Lord Ingestre that the Bill should' he referred to a select committee. Mr WATKIN, in opposing the bill, said that the reports on which the measure was founded were not correct, as they were greatly exaggerated. In support of this state. moat he cited the Luthority of an eminent medical man to show that in certain districts where pottery works were being carried on scrofulous diseases were not as rife as they had been represented. His statement was founded upon practical knowledge of the condition of the class whose interests were involved in this bill, but he wished it to be understood that the manufacturers, whose views he repre sented, were disposed to give effect to any legislative enactment on the subject that was calculated to remedy an evil. _ _ Mr ADDERLEY objected to the bill, as introducing a system that from its expense was opposed to the feelings of the community at large, as leading to a system of Go vernment inspection, than which nothing could be more unpopular in this country. He contended that the mode in which it was proposed to deal with the subject was a slovenly form of legislating. After some further discussion the bill was read a second time. The house then adjourned, but resumed sitting at six o'clock. The Fatal Accident at Egham. EGHANI, TUESDAY, 9 a.m. We are glad to learn, upon inquiry this morning, that Louis Ray, the young man whose feet were amputated in consequence of injuries received in the sad accident on the South- Western Railway here on Friday evening last, is progressing favourably, Mr Clarke, surgeon, of Staines, and Mr Furnivall, also a medical practitioner in the locality, have been unremitting in their attentions, and frequent parcels of jelly, fruit, and other invalid comestible 3 have been repeatedly sent from the Lord Steward's Department of her Msjesly's Household at Windsor, and from Marl borough House. The patient, who is a Frenchman, still remains at the Railway Inn, where he was taken after the accident, and he speaks in the highest and most grateful terms of the attention paid to him by Mrs Morton, the landlady, and her servants, independently of the hospital nurse who is in attendance, and his aunt, who is also here. With respect to the unfortunate persons who were killed, and into the circumstances of whose deaths the enquiry will be resumed this morning at 12 o'clock, the bodies have all been removed from the Railway Inn since the in quest was formerly opened on Thursday last. The remains of Messrs Clegg and Hall were removed on Friday, those of Messrs Wilkey and Wingfield on Thursday, and the body of Coppard, Mr Padwick's clerk, was buried in Egham Cemetery on Saturday afternoon in the presence of a great number of persons. Colonel Yolland, one of the official inspectors of railways from the Baard of Trade, vieitcd the spot yesterday in com pany with Mr Scott, the traffic manager, and Mr Godson, the general superintendent of the line, and subsequently to the gallant colonel's inspection, the remnants of the broken van and carriage were removed, FO that, so far as outward appearance is concerned, all trace of the sad calamity has disappeared. THE INQUEST. The inquest to ascertain the cause of the Lath of Robert Wilkey, Edwin Hall, Joseph Clegg, John Coppard, and Wm. Winfield was resumed this morning at 12 o'clock, at the Literary and Scientific Institution, Eghatn. Colonel Yolland was present to watch the proceedings in behalf of the Board of Trade, The following gentlemen were also present :—Mr F. Clarke, for the brothers of Mr Trigg; Mr Chubb, of Gray's-inn, for Mrs Hall; Mr Robinson, of Jermyn-street, and Mr Newman, of Chelsea, for Mrs Clegg; Mr Lamb, of Ship-street, Brighton, for Mrs Trigg; Mr Rawlings, of Romford, for Leo and Trainer, the engine-driver and fireman; Mr Crombio, the law clerk, Mr Frederick Clarke, the secretary, Mr Beattie, the engineer, and Ur Godson, the superintendent, were also present on behalf of the South-Western Railway Company, The jury, with Mr William Gardener as foreman, having answered to their names, the Coroner said that at the pro ceedings on Thursday he had pointed out the evidence he should require. He should first take evidence as to the gradients, the stations, and the signals; then the time of starting and arrival; end, lastly, whether the code of sig nals were properly exhibited and observed on the night in question. The jury would have the assistance of Colonel Yolland, but it was not probable that any engineering question would arise. He (the Coroner) desired to know if the guards and fireman were present. Mr Crombie said the guards were present, and notice had been sent to the houses of the engine driver and fireman, warning them to attend. Mr Rawlings said he represented them, and he would not at present tender them for evidence. The following evidence was then taken . William Frederick Godson, superintendent of the line, said—The line on which the accident took place was the Staines and Wokingham, properly so called. Special instructions were issued with reference to the traffic on the Tuesday, and for other days of Ascot Races. They wore issued to every servant of the company with regard to the service of the week from the 4th to the 11th of June. That would comprise the four racing days. With regard to the exhibition el signals on the Tuesday there sa ere instructions on the third page. Witness was at Ascot all day. Those instructions would be delivered through the head of each department, Mr Beattie having charge of the engineering department. There were not any times mentioned, and the traffic was of necessity uncertain. There were 11 plate layers on the line between Egham and Ascot, seem ding to the regulation, which is in the following words:—" Line be tween Waterloo and Ascot, and between Reading and Ascot. —On Tuesday and Thursday platelayers will be sta tioned along the railway between Waterloo and Ascot and between Reading and Ascot to signal trains throughout the day, and until the last train has passed. After the passing of every train they will show a stop signal for five minutes, to be followed by a caution signal for five minutes more; but when the line is clear, and the preceding train has passed over ten minutes, they will show an all-right signal. hieh trust be put down also. When a plate la y er shows one red sig nal enginemen will not sto p their trains, but pro ceed very cautiously til l the obstruction is seen." first station miles, VirginiatatienfrernAs Watercotwill is be theneat, and beyo n d Sunningdale,te usual w is about fir bout tw that is four mile s, and then the Egham station anot her two miles. The si g nals at Sunningdale are the standard and two auxiliary signals, OLIO for the up and one for the down road. At Virginia Water the sante. Between Virg i n i a Water and legham there are gates Called Euehatn from 1,250 to 1,300 yards from the Egham station. Ti-at is a level crossing, and a gate keeper and etandard nals. Th e re is an aux iliar y si gnal 530 yards from th e s kgham stat i on , and worked from time. On Tuesday, in accord ance with the regulations, there w as . a platelayer named wm. Drew near the distant signal. Ho had directions to be there the whole day. Mr Crombie—All the platelayers we have, Mr Coroner. By a Juror—There were arrangements made for putting ou t passengers at various stations, Egham amongst the number. By INIr Rawlings—l3oth M r . Scott and myself were pre sent. There was no such train on the Monday night as o n the Tuesday. If the driver of the train had to stop he would have his instructions from Mr Scott, through the guard. The second train had to stop at Staines, and the memorandum now put i n i s in Mr Scott's handwriting. The printed re gu l at i ons are spec i a l , b ut d o no t i n t er f ere w i t h the ordinary traffic. On Tuesday, the 7th, 14 special trains ran, but no notice was given to the public of them. They were to run at intervals of five or ten minutes, but the ser vants of the company were not informed when they were likely to pass. The station masters had notice to expect trains every or any minute. We have the telegraph en this line, but it is not used to signal the train from one station to another. Mr Henry Clay is the sta . ion master at Egham, and was present. It was customary to run either engine or tender first, as was convenient, Witness was familiar with the rules. There is no time-table at Ascot, If the train was run ning, tender first, he (witness) was not prepared to b ay communication could be fixed. The train, as made up, would carry about 400 persons. Thtre is a rule as to the guard seeing that communication was fixed. The engine driver can only communicate with the guard by the whistle. he Witness went to Egham after the accident and saw . t the the statlon. station master there. Mr Scott was th r e s n on a a t t Witness did not say anything to any pcstation. By Mr Chubb—The plate layers we re on duty early in the morning, and were not rcheved all day. ...he second train started six minutes after the other train. The Coroner—You mean the interval between the two trains. Witness—Yes, precisely. I was only uncertain as to the accuracy of my watch as to general time. By Mr Chubb —The engines of both trains were running —tender first. By the Coroner —There are general orders as to the sig nals, but nothspeedcalaulgienrsiteruficxtiEodn—s.fiAvettemr itnhuettersairnedhaashpassed the signa' the danger is fixed—five minutes red and five e S t t a r abpep, preparedresiden t t e h n e g engineer opfrtohdeueSouthproduced , s. Western un der minutestheiNisri,gjnoahgl :men. ComPallY, his direction, and he had checked them by the working plans of the line. The distances are correct as stated. The distance from the Egham standard to auxiliary is 513 y a r ds, and from the auxiliary to the level crossing at Rusham - g ate is 703 yards. The gradient from Rusham to Egham is at the rate of three feet three inches per mile, the cis t ante being three quartrrs of a mile. Beyond that point tow ards Ascot the line rises for a mile and 18 chains at a ratio of 451 t Sin per mile. The line takes an easy curve of r ether more than a mile, and you could see the signal at Rus hula gate a little more than halt a mile before you get to it. The standing signal can be seen a long distance before the auxi liary signal. John Walker, guard in the service cf the South-Western. Railway Company, depesed he was in charge of the up train. which left Ascot station at 10 minutes past 7 on Tuesday, the 7th inst. He took the time from his own watch, having; referred to it.. Mr Scott directed him to leave. He is the traffic manager. Instructions where to stop were in writ ing, and witness gave them to the driver Honer. The paper (produced) was in Mr Scott's hand writing, and contains the names of the places we we eto stop at. The train consisted of 14 carriages and a break. We had to stop at Egham, Twickenham, Barnes, Clapham, and Vauxhall. They were not to stop at Virginia Water. In pursuance of those instructions we stopped at Egham station, having get there at 20 minutes past 7. The signals were all right, and barring the caution signals there was not anything to interfere. The train stopped at Eghare to put down passengers. According to the rules and regu lations the usual time for stopping at Egham was a minute or a irinute and a half. The train barely stopped two minutes at the Egham station. The extra traffic, and some altercation with some passengers, made the difference in the delay. He got out at the station, and having done his work, and had the signal from the under guard, he (witness) took the orders to start from the station master, and gave the usual signal to start by blowing his whistle and showing the green flag. Witness did not look back until after alter ing his break, and before his train had got 20 or 30 yards platform, t fr h o e m eu t r h v e e under following train coming rcuni t bridge. The Coroner (to Mr Strapp)—ilow far is that ? Mr Strapp-1 will have it measured accurately. Examination continued—Witness called out loudly that the other train was coming on, He did not know whether his steam driver !was heard,fu onh He (witness) h t ed s e did ee n not ttrain knowincameunder it the the bridge, b u t "I am cer t a i n i t was on when struck our train, but whether reversed or not I cannot say, but I should think it was by the beating of it." The train ran into them, and the result was that the last break van was broken up, and one second next to it, and the next one too, also a second class slightl y d amaged, So were all the other car riages, less or more, the effect of driving the train forward. The rear of the train was about 20 yards frcm the platform when it was shuck. After the collision, when he (witness) came back he saw three bodies lying there dead. After some little deby witness went on to Staines, atter having first gone to the down road to stop the down traffic. The second train was not to stop at Staines. All those who were injured were attended to. There was no whistling as the train came on. The auxiliary was put on as the witness's train p asse d t h e arm road, and the standing were at caution and raised to danger, and were never lowered, By Mr Crombie—All the signals were right. The plate layers wore all right with hand signals. By Mr itawlings—Witness cansidered the road quite good. The ordinary traffic) ran between London and head ing. When the train left London the communication was applied, but not on returning, the tender being first. The case was proceeding when we wen , to press. LONDON GAZETTE.—This Evening, WINDSOR CASTLE, JUNE 10. The Queen was this day pleased to conter the honour of Knighthood upon William Slice, Esq., one or the Judges of her Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench, FOREIGN OFFICE, JUNE 2. The Qum has been graebusly pleased to appo;nt Sidney Smith Stunders, Esq., now her Majesty's Consul at Alex andria, to be her Majesty's Consul-General is the lonian Islands. • The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint George E, Stanley, Eeq , now her Majesty's Consul at Jeddah. ti be her Majesty's Consul at Alexandria. The Queen has also been graciouay pleased to appoint the lion. Berkeley Wodehouse to be her Majesty's C..,nsul. in Zante, The. Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Charles Sebright, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul in Cephalonia. JUNE U. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Miguel Suarez y Gaan.s as Vice-Consul at Sierra Leone for her Majesty the Queen of Spain. _ JUNE 13. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Capt. William Roberts as Consul at Glasgow for the Republic of Hayti. WHITEHALL, JUNE 11. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir Robert Anstruther, Bert., to be Lieutenant and Sheriff-Principal of the Shire of Fife, in the room of James Hay Erskine Wemyss, Esq., deceased. DOWNING-STREET, JUNE 11. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Charles William Franks, Esq., to be Colonial Treasurer for the Colony of British Columbia. BANKRUPTS. The portion of the Gazette containing* the Bankrupts had not amved when we went to press. Course of the Exchange.--This Day. .kinstettlam Ditto Rotterdam — 12 0i 12 1 Antwerp .. 25 65 25 70 Brussels — 25 65 25 70 llamburgh — 13 Si 13 9 Faris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine - 120 120; Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Berlin ____ Madrid Cadia Leghorn — 25 G7l 25 75 M i lan — 25 70 25 75 Genoa — 25 70 25 75 Naples Palermo — 26 72f 25 77i Messina — 25 721 25 771 Lisbon — 518 51/ Oporto... - . — 51/ 52 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z.... S 3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) 11 85 11 90 32 32k Railway and Public Companies in Parliament, Yesterday, in Lord Stanley's committee on the East London Railway Company's project, Mr. Round sought to establish a locus standi for the Great Eastern Railway Com pany in opposition to the bill, on the ground of competition with the East London and City portions of their undertak ings, but the committee, after hearing Mr. Serjeant Bellasis, Q.C., on the other side, decided that the Great Eastern had no locus standi in that particular respect, as their petition against the bill, while containing other general allegations, did not specify their intention to oppose on the principle of competion. The remainder of the sitting was occupied with the evidence of Mr. Burke on the engineering features of the proposed line. The bill for the Stonehouse and Nails worth Railway was rejected, and Mr Coleridge, Q,C., stated the case for the Worcester, Dean Forest, and Mon mouth Railway Bill, which proposes to empower that com pany to make a l l i i n n e e o ot f of t e lha i e g y ht their authorised line of 1863 at Newent to the Gloucester 0 1 a o i i omt n n h e ibn o tby the dne the ebGwy r rails Great miles i att t eh h nre e d ;tpntooot Witnessese r rn t ac i ido o se n newdt zorjeflarusectnhot junction Ham let, d , near Dean Forest Gloucester; l el f s o V r efrs i enl e r n n a aa r t r j o uN w nocr g : a o u nli g e l wit h I 1.. . therewithGe air trintoshares 0 e N mis V attesn e er Western t we e; n t .fsfi 0:0 rnr,o,B Railway ateao nt awGbyolbor yku fromie mloan .gsr. Venables and Mr Hill against, the measure. Another case, opened by Mr Denison and opposed by Mr Merewether, for the London and North Western, was that of the Shrewsbury and Potteries Junction Railway, which seeks incorporation, with a capital of £500,000 in shares and £166,000 loan, to construct eight extensions, the two leading ones being, first, one of 20 miles, from Hanley via Burslem and Tunstall, and thence south-eastward under the Grand Junction to Market Drayton. The second, of nine miles, from the latter at Hodnet to the Shrewebury and Crewe line of the London and North Western about two miles no th of Shrewsbury, with six other short connecting links, With power to contract with the London and North Western, Great Western, or South Staffordshire, to construct, or work or use. After hearing counsel and taking evidence on the traffic and en gineering, the committee passed the bill for the Carmarthen shire Railway for extensions to the South Wales, Great Western lines, for a line of 10 miles to the mountain branch of the Llanelly Railway, and to the Southpit and Duffryn Collieries, the capital required being £225,000 in shares and £75,000 loan. The bill for the Hereford, Hay, and Breton Railway is whhdrawn. In the Lords the bill for Rammell's Patent Improvements in pneumatic railways and tubes was passed, and the opposition to the bill fur the improvem en t s and Leith occupied the co of the sewage of "ebargh Bch . rn , ontea le is the chairm an . 1 mittee of which L o r d DI g SINGULAR CITY CUSTOM.- 4 ; S WEARING ON GRATF.S" BY THE CITIZENS,—in early days, the citizens of London were at liberty to discharge themselves from all pleas of the Crown by " wager of law," or :n other of Compur ga t ors ." A s , however,wor3s by i t n he th o e a r th ro of re h ss is o ` E ` s J u u c z Mpurgators might die, criminal plea his selected co a custom prevailed in the City of London for the accused party---or perhaps others—to testify solemnly on oath upon the graves of the deceased who had been summoned as eompurgators, precisely as to their in tended verdict. The foregoing custom was repealed by the 9th charter of Henry 111 , after which it was disallowed. — City _Press. • NOT DEAD YET, By J. C. Jeaffreson, Author of "Live it Dawn," icc., 3 vole.—" Not Dead Yet" is a novel of remarkable genius and power. It must be read twice— once rapidly, to get over the stirring incidents and Wenoue- Inent; and then steadily, to taste and relish at leisure the fund of worldly wisdom, the close insight into the work • ings of the human mind, and the fine vein of philosophy which the writer displays throughout,"—m es , n , gm CRYSTAL PALACE.—The great choral concert of the metropolitan schools will take place to-morrow. The choir will consist of 5,000 voices, including 1,003 tenors and bastes. The programme will include anthems, chorales, part songs, /to. Conducted by Mr G. W. Martin. The fountains will be played at 7 o'clock:. ?hnrel t 3.14. 1413.4